Lasting mechanism



y 1929. B. JO'RGENSEN 1 71 9 I LASTING MECHANISM Filed May 1, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 2, 1929. a. JORGENSEN LASTING MECHANISM Filed May 1, 1924 r 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

Patented July 2, 1929 'l'A'l ES PATENT OFlFltilt,

BERHHARDT cronomisnn, or BEVERLY, MAS$ACHUSETTS, Assiisnon are minima SHOE MACHINERY oonronarron, or PATERSON, NEW'JIfJ-RSEY, A conronarrolu or NEW JERSEY. i

LASTING MECHANISM.

Application filed May 1, 1924. Serial No. 710,340.

This invention relates to lasting mechanism for use in the manufacture ot boots and shoes, and has more particular reference to means for wiping the upper into lasted post tion.

The invention is herein illustrated in its application to toe-einln'acingr Wipers, but it will he recognized that the invention, in Various novel as ects, is not limited to toe lasting means,

An important object of the invention isto provide wiping i'ueans thatmay be readily and satisfactorily adjusted for diilerent shapes of shoes, thus saving the expense ot maintaining a large numberoi. interchangei able wipers for different styles and sizes, as

well much of the time spent in substituting diilierent wipers. In the construction shown this object is accomplished by the provision of wiper members arranged to extend in a series along the edge of the shoe bottom about the end of the shoe and relatively adjustable to Vary the contour oi the wiping edge, the toe lasting means illustrated having two groups of such relatively adjustable members, each group being movable as a unit in the manner of a wiper plate about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of iji the shoe bottom. To assist in adjusting the wiping means itproposed to utilize a teluplet shaped to .letcruiiiue the contour of the wiping edge for the size and style of shoe to be lasted.

The invention is further herein illustrated as applied to toe-emliiracingr wipers oi the type shown in Letters Patent No. 1,406,260 granted upon my application on Feb. 14L, 1.922, comprising; relatively movable end wipers, and

th at are relatively adjustable to vary the coutour of the wiping edge, as above set forth, while the siee wipers are relatively adjustable bodily width wise of the shoe, and further features of the invention are to be recognized in various novel aspects of this organization.

It is a characteristic of a wiper organization of the type shown in the above-mentioned patent that the end wipers receive their opera ative closing moven'ient in response to the closing moven'ient o'tthe side wipers; and a. furtherfeature of the ii'lveiitioii consists in novel means for accomplishing this result, the construction shown comprising wedging means that operated by the side Wipers to nnpart operative swinging moven'ients to the end wipers. i

The above-mentioned and other features of the invention, including various details of construction and coinbinatioi'is of parts, will now be more particularl describedby reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a plan View otjwipcr mechanism mnbodying the features of the invention, with the cover plates removed from the end wipers Fig. 2 is a View in side elevation of the mechanism shown. in Fig. 1;

Figs. 3 and i are sectional views on opposite sides of a common section line, looking; in the direction of the arrows 33 and ifat respectively of F ll, 2; v

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of one oil. the end wipers and the wiper holder; and

Fig. 6 shows a tcmplet for use in adj usting he wipers.

For use in a pulling-over and toe lasting machine of the well-known type shown in wiper support,comprising a slotted arm 2 adapted for attaclunent tothe front wipercarrying arm of the machine, and an angular bracket 4 secured to one end oi the arm 2. As is customary in machines of the type shown in said patent, the arm 2 may be constructed to carry a set or. wipers at each end, as indicated in Fig.1, thearm being reversihle to present either set of wipers in position for use accordingly as right or leiit shoes are presented to the mach inc. Since the two sets, it used, will be identical in construction, the present description will be confined to a single set o'l wipers.

Formed in one arm of the bracket -Jla. curved guideway 6, and mounted on this arm of the bracket is a pair of wiper holders 8 provided with dove-tailed projections 10 (Figs. 2 and 5) extending; within the guideway 6. Each of the holders 8 serves is a carrier for an end wiper which, inthe construction shown, comprises a group of wiper ill) members or fingers 12 arranged in a series along the edge of the shoe bottom with their end faces directed toward the shoe to form a wiping edge. The fingers 12 are positioned side by side between an upwardly extending projection or flange 14 on the inner side of the wiper holder and lugs 16 and 18 on the outer side of the holder, and-the fingers are provided With interlocking tongue and groove connections, as indicated in Fig. 5, to assist in holding them in assembled rela tion while permitting them to be moved relatively to oneanother in the direction of their length. The flange 14 is extended lengthwise to serve as a wiper member or finger in series with the'fingers 12, and it has a tongue and groove connection with the finger 12 which is next to it, as shown in Fig. 5. To avoid the presentation of sharp corners in engagement with the shoe materials, the fingers 12 are rounded at their inner ends. To hold the fingers 12 in adjusted relation, each wiper holder 8 has mounted thereon a clamp member in the form of an eccentric 20 which is operated by a handle 22 and bears on the outermost finger 12 of the group, the action ofthe eccentric being to press the several fingers of the group together and against the 'fiange 14 in suchmanner as to hold them from relative displacement in the wiping operation. It will be understood that the eccentric is held in clamping position by its friction on the outermost finger 12 and on a the wiper holder.

It is contemplated that the adjustment of the fingers12 for the size and style of shoe upon which the machine is to operate may be conveniently effected by the aid of a templet 24 sueh as illustrated in Fig. 6, this templet comprising a hand tool having a surface 26 with a curvature substantially or approximately like that of the edge of the shoe bottom about the toe, this surface being adapted to engage the end faces of the two groups of fingers 12 and of the flanges 14, which constitute'the end wipers, to determine the generalcontour of the wiping edge. A separate templet may thus be provided for each size and style of shoe, although it may be that under some conditions a single adjustment of the wipers will be sufiicient to adaptthem to operate upon several sizes. Preferably, as a further insurance of accuracy, special means may be provided to determine the proper position of the templet, and to this end the wiper support-carries afinger 82 that eXtends transversely of the plane of the wipers and has a rearward extension 34 slidingly mounted in the bracket 4, this finger having a hole'or recess 30 arran ed to receive a pin 28 projecting fromthe templetfi This interlockingconnection determines the lateral and angular relation of the templet to the lasting mechanism; audit will be understood that its proper operative position lengthwise of the lasting mechanism is further determined by the ends of the flanges 14- against which the curved face of the templet is abutted. The finger 32 is adjustable lengthwise of the shoe and serves as means to limit the overwiping movement of the wipers lengthwise of the shoe as common heretofore in wiper mechanism of this general type. A screw 36 is threaded in the bracket 4 and has a fiange 38 extending into a recess in the member 34 to adjust the member 34 and the finger relatively to the wipers.

To assist in the adjustment of the fingers 12, each wiper holder 8 in the construction shown carries a plurality of springs corresponding in number to the number of the fingers on the holder and arranged to bear respectively on the outer ends of the several fingers with a tendency to force them inwardly toward the shoe. lVhen the clamp 20 is loosened the s n'ings 40 thus force the fingers against the templet and hold them there until the clamp is again moved into position to hold the fingers in the adjusted relation determined by the templet. Secured on each holder 8 over the wipers and the springs is a cover plate 42 (Fig. 2).

Itwill be seen by reference to Fig. 1 that when the wipers are in open position the two groups of lingers 1.2 and the members 14 l on the end wiper holders 8 form a substantially continuous wiping edge extending about the end of the too from one side of the toe to the other side. It will be understood that in their closing movements the end wipers swing about an axis located substantially at the point a (Fig. 4) this being the center of curvature of the guideway (5 and substantially midway between the opposite sides of the toe of the shoe. A spring 41 connected to pins on the holders 8 serves to hold the end wipers in open position. Operative swinging movements of the end wipers against the resistance of the spring 44 are effected by mechanism to be hereinafter dcscribed.

Similarly to the organization shown in prior Patent No. 1,406,260, the wiper mechanism herein illustrated includes additional wipers 46, which may be termed side wipers since they are arranged to operate only at the sides of the toe. these wipers having com paratively thin edge portions arranged to close inwardly under portions of the end wiping fingers 12 in contiguous relation to said fingers and being constructed to operate farther rearnuirdly along the sides of the too as extensions of the end wipers. The side wipers 46 are pivoted at 48 on blocks 50 which have dove-tailed projections running in guideways 52 formed in one arm of the bracket 4, and a screw 54 mounted to turn in bearings formed in plates 56 and 58 secured on opposite sides of the bracket 4 is provided with right and left threaded portions extendlid lIlO

ing through the blocks foradj usting the side wipers 46 simultaneously toward or from each other laterally of the shoe in a manner similar to the construction described claimed in Letters Patent No. 1,596,930, granted upon my application on August 2-1, 1926. A knurled head on the screw 5 4: is provided for turning it, and. to hold the screw in adjusted positiona retaining member 62 of spring metal is clamped by a screw 64 about a projection on theplate 58 and has an end portion adapted to enter any one of a series of depressions 66 formed in the periphery of a member 68 secured on the end of the screw 54. It will thus be seen that the organization shown comprises end wipers which are adjust able to vary the contour of their wiping edge and side Wipers which cooperate with the end wipers to last the toe end portion of the shoe and are adj nstable bodily widthwise of the shoe. It will be understood that the side wipers operate only at the sides of the toe where there are no pronounced differences in curvature as between different styles ant sizes, and accordingly the combination of these bodily adjustable wipers with end wip ers which may be adjusted to vary the contour of their wiping edge adapts the wiper mechanism satisfactorilyto the different conditions encountered in operating upon shoes of various styles and sizes.

It willbe understood that in the operation otwiper mechanism of the type herein shown the side wipers a6 are closed invz idly over the bottom 01": the shoe, durlng the movement of the wipers lengthwise of the shoe, by members that move laterally of the shoe and are carried by the side arms of the pulling over machine, these members being shown diagrammatically at 70 in Fig. 1. To impart closing movement likewise to the end wipers, the mechanism herein shown is pro vided with a wedge member 72 having :tast thereon a pin 7 i which is movable lengthwise in a hole formed in a member 76 secured to the bracket 4-. The wedge member 72 is thus movablelengthwise of the shoe and is arranged to engage pins 78 formed on plates 80 which are secured by screws 82 to the lower faces of the wiper holders 3. By wedging action on the pins 78 the member 72 thus causes swinging movements of the holders 8 against the resistance of the spring at To impart operative movement to the wedge member 7 2, the wipers i6 are provided with arms 84 for engaging the wedge member and for operating it in response to the closing movements imparted to the side wipers by the members 70. The arms 8st are arranged to overlap each other, as illustrated in Fig. 2, when the side wipers are adjusted comparatively close together. and the wedge member 72 has lateral extensions 86, as illustrated in i Fig. 3, to insure that the arms 84: will remain in operative engagement with the member and "when the side wipers are adjusted for comwhich are carried by the wipers and engage the blocks 50.

it will be seen by reference to Figs. 1 and 2 that the portions of the wipers 46 which engage the shoe are ollset from the portions which are pivoted on the blocks 50, extending upwardly in iiront of the bracket at into contiguous relation to the end wipers, and it will also be understood that the wipers 4:6

have projections 92 thereon for engaging the sides of the shoe to limit their closing movement.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secin'e by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In end lasting mechanism, the combination with a wiper support, of wiping means on said support for wiping the upper of a shoe inwardly over the bottom of the last about an end of the last, said wiping means comprising a plurality of wiper lingers with end faces arranged in a series extending along the edge of the shoe bottom from one side of the end of the shoe to the other side to form a substantially continuous wiping edge, a plurality of said lingers at each side of the longitudinal median line of the shoe liieing arranged in substantially parallel relation and relatively adjustable lengthwise to vary the contour of the wiping edge, and means for holding said wiper lingers in adjusted relation.

In end lasting mechanism, the combination. with a wipersupport, ot wiping means on said support for wiping the upper ol a shoe inwardly over the bottom of the last about an end oi the last, said wiping means comprisin g a plurality Off wiper lingers with end faces arramged in a series extending along the edge oi the shoe bottom from one side i of the end of the shoe to the other side to form a substantially continue us wiping edge, a plurality of said fingers at each side of the longitudinal median line oi the shoe being arranged in substantially pa'allcl relation and relatively adjustable lengthwise to vary the contour of the wiping'edge, means on the wipersupport for positioning in proper relation thereto a templet shaped substantially in accordance with the curvature of the edge oi": the shoe bottom about an end oi a shoe o1 the size and style to be lasted and adapted to be utilized to determine the correct relative adjustment oi said wiper lingers, and means for holding said fingers in adjusted relation.

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lflll 3. In end lasting mechanism, the combination with a wlper support, of wiping means on said support for wiping the upper of a shoe inwardly over the bottom of the last about an end of the last, said Wiping means comprising a plurality of wiper fingers arranged in a series extending along the edge of the shoe bottom from one side of the end of the shoe to the other side and relatively adjustable to present a wiping edge different in contour for different shapes of shoes, said fingers being constructed and arranged for adjustment by the-aid of a templet presented manually in engagement with them for determining the contour of said wiping edge for a particular shape of shoe, and means for determining the proper position of said templet relatively to the wiper support in the adjustment of the lingers.

4;. In .end lasting mechanism, a pair of wipers arranged to embrace an end of a shoe and mounted for swinging movements, each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom, to wipe the upper inwardly at the opposite sides of the end of the shoe, each of said wipers being adj ustable to vary the contour of its wiping edge substantially from one end to the other of said wipingedge. a

5. In end lasting mechanism, a pair of wipers arranged to embrace an end of a shoe and mounted for swinging movements laterally of the shoe each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom, each of said wipers being adjustable by the aid of atemplet to vary the contour of its wiping edge substantially throughout the length of said wiping edge, means for determining the proper relation of the templet to the wipers in effecting their adjustment, and means for maintaining the adjustment thus determined. r

6. In end lasting mechanism, a pair of wipers arranged to embrace an end of a shoe and mounted for swinging movements, each about an aXi's'subst-antially perpendicular to the planeio'f the shoe bottom, to wipe the upper, inwardly at the opposlte sides of the end of theshoe, each of said wipers comprising a plurality of wiper fingers arranged in a series along the edge of the shoe bottom with end faces toward the shoe and relatively adjustable lengthwise to conform substantially to the curvature of said edge, and means for holding said fingers in adjusted relation.

7. In end lasting mechanism, a pair of e wipers arranged to embrace an end of a shoe and mounted for swinging movements laterally of the shoe each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom, said pair of wipers comprising two 4 independent groups of wiper fingers with end faces arranged in a series along the edge of the shoe bottom to form a wiping edge, the fingers of eachgroup being relatively ad ustable by the aid of a templet engaging their end faces to vary the contour of said wiping edge, and means for dcterminin the proper position of the templet in the adjustment of the lingers.

S. In shoe end lasting lTlOClliUllSl'll, a pair of wiper holders mounted to lie side by side when the lasting mechanism is in idle position and operatively movable each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom, a group of wiper lingers mounted on each of said wiper holders and extending lengthwise of the shoe with end faces directed toward the shoe to form a wiping edge, said fingers being relatively adjustable to vary the contour of said wiping edge, and means on each wiper holder for clamping the fingers in adjusted relation.

9. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a pair of wiper holders mounted to lie side by side when the lasting mechanism is in idle position and operatively movable each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom, a group of wiper lingers mounted on each of said. wiper holders with end faces directed toward the shoe to form a wiping edge, said fingers being relatively adjustable by the aid of a templet to vary the contour of said wiping edge, means for determining the proper relation of the templet to the wiper holders, spring means on each wiper holder to force the fingers against said templet, and a clamp on each wiper holder for clamping the fingers in adjusted relation.

10. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a pair of wiper holders operatively movable each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom at an end of the shoe, said wiper holders having fast thereon projections constructed to serve as wiping means at the extreme end of the shoe, a plurality of fingers on said wiper holders arranged in series with said projections to form a wiping edge, said fingers being relatively adjustable to vary the contour of said wiping edge, and means for clamping said fingers against said projections to hold them in adjusted relation.

11. In shoe end lasting mechanism. a pair of wiper holders operatively movable each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane ofthe shoe bottom a an end of the shoe, said wiper holders having fast thereon projections constructed to serve as wiping means at the extreme end of the shoe, and a plurality of wiper lingers on said wiper holders arranged with end faces in series with said projections to form a wiping edge and relatively adjustable to vary the contour of said wiping edge, said fingers being constructed and arranged for adjustment by the aid of a templet presented in engagement with their end faces and also presented in engagement with said projections to determine its proper position relatively to the lasting mechanism.

ment, and means for holding said fingers in ad usted relation.

12. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a pair of wiper holders operatively movable each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom at an end of the shoe, each of said wiper holders having a flange at one side thereof and a plurality of relatively adjustable wiper fingers clamped against said flange with end faces directed toward the shoe to form a wiping edge, said flanges being constructed at their inner ends to serve as wiper members in series with said relatively adjustable fingers.

13. In shoe lasting mechanism, the combination with a wiper support, of a wiper on said support comprising a plurality of wiper members arranged in a series along the edge of the shoe bottom and relatively adjustable to conform substantiallyto the curvature of said edge by the aid of a templet presented manually in engagement with said members to determine their correct relative adjustment, and means on the wiper support provided with a recess arranged to receive a projection on the templet to determine the correct position of the templet relatively to said support.

14., In shoe lasting mechanism, a wiper comprising a plurality of fingers arranged in a series with end faces directed toward the shoe to form a wiping edge, said fingers being relatively adjustable lengthwise to vary the contour of said wiping edge and having in-' terlocking tongue and groove connections to maintaln them in assembled relation while permitting their relative lengthwise ad ust- 15. In shoe lasting mechanism, a wiperv comprising a plurality of wiper members arranged in a series along the edge of the shoe bottom and relatively adjustable to conform substantially to the curvature of said edge, spring means tending to force said different wiper members individually toward the shoe while permitting their relative adjustment by the aid of means presented in engagei'nent with them to determine their correct relation to one another, and means for clan'iping said members in adjusted relation.

16. In shoe lasting mechanism, a wiper comprising a plurality of fingers arranged in a series with end faces directed toward the shoe to form a wiping edge, said fingers being relatively adjustable lengthwise to vary the contour of said wiping edge, a plurality of springs arranged tobear respectively on the outer ends of said different fingers and tending to force them inwardly toward the shoe, said fingers being constructed and arranged for adjustment by the aid of a templet shaped substantially in accordance with the edge contour of that portion of the bottom of a shoe upon which the wiper is to operate and presented in engagement with the inner ends of said fingers to determine their correct rela tive adjustment. against the resistance of said springs, means for-determining the proper position of said templet in the adjustment of the lingers, and a clamp common to the several lingers for clamping them in adjusted relation.

17. In end lasting mechanism, wiping means constructed to operate about an end of a shoe and comprising a plurality of wiper members at each side of the longitudinal median line of the shoe arranged in a series to form a substantially continuous wiping edge and relatively adjustable to vary the contour of said wiping edge, and additional wipers arranged to cooperate with said end wiping means at the opposite sides of said end of the shoe, said additional wipers being relatively adjustable laterally of the shoe.

18. In end lasting mechanism, end-embracing wipers comprising a plurality of wiper fingers arranged in a series along the edge of the shoe bottom from one side of the end of the shoe to the other side with end faces directed toward the shoe tolform a wiping edge, a plurality of said lingers at each side of the longitudinal median line of the shoe being arranged in substantially parallel relation and relatively adjustablelengthwise to vary the contour of said wiping edge, and additional wiper members arranged to operate along the sides of saidend of the shoe beyond said fingers, saidadditional wiper members being relatively adjustable laterally of the shoe. j j i 19. In end lasting mechanism, end wiping means constructed to present a wiping edge extending about an end of a shoe and adjustable to vary the contour of said edge,-and additional wipermembers arranged to extend along the edge of the shoe bottom beyond said end wiping means at opposite sides of said end of the shoe, said additional wiper members being bodily adjustable toward or from each other widthwise of the shoe relatively to said end Wiping means. i

20. In end lasting mechanism, end wiping means constructed to present a wiping edge extending about an end of a shoe and adjustable by the aid of a templet to vary the con tour of said edge, means for determining the proper position of said templet in the adjustment of the wiping means, means for maintaining the adjustment of the end wiping means determined by said templet, additional wiper members arranged to extend beyond said end Wiping means along the opposite sides of the end of the shoe, and means for adjusting said additional wiper members toward or from each other widthwise of the shoe relatively to the end wiping means. j v j j 21. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a pair of end wipers mounted to swing each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom to wipe the upper inwardly about an end of the shoe, each of said wipers being adjustable to vary thecon tour'oi its wiping edge, and additional wipers arranged to operate along the opposite sides of the end of the shoe beyond said end wipers, said additional Wipers being relatively adjustable laterally of the shoe.

' 22. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a pair ofend wipers mounted for swinging movements each about anaxis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom to 'wipe'the upper inwardly about an end of theshoe, each of said Wipers comprising a plurality of Wiper members relatively adjustable to vary the contour of the wiping edge, and additional wipers arranged to operate as extensions of said end wipers along the oppositesldes of the end 01' the shoe, said f additional wipers being relatively adjustable laterally of the shoe.

23. Inshoe end lasting mechanism, a pair 'of e n'd wipers mounted for swinging movements each about an axis substantially per- I pendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom to wipe theupper inwardly about an end of the shoe, eaehof said wipers comprising a plurality ofwiper members relatively adjustable by the aid of a templetto vary the contour of the wiping edge, means for determining the proper position of the templet int'he adjustment of said members, additional wipers arranged to operate as extensions of said end Wipers along the opposite sides of the end of the shoe, and means for adjusting said additional wipers bodily toward or from each other relatively to the end-Wipers, t V

' 24. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a pair of end wipers mounted to swing each about toward or. from' each other widthwise of the shoe relatively to the end Wipers.

'25. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a wiper support, apair of end wipers mounted on said support for swinging'movements each about an; axis I substantially perpendicular to the plane of'the shoe bottom and located subfs'tantially midway between the opposite sides ofthe end of'the shoe, each of said wipers comprising a plurality of wiper members relatively a-dju'stableto vary the contour of the Wiping edge, additional wipers arranged to operate as extensions of said end Wipers along the opposite sides of the end of the shoe, supporting members on which said additional wipers are mounted to swing about axes substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom and spaced from each other withwise of the shoe, and means for adjusting said supporting members toward or from each other widthwise ot the shoe.

26. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a wiper support, a pair of end wipers mounted on said support for swinging movements each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom and located substantially midway between the opposite sides of the end of the shoe, and a pair of additional wipers arran ed to operate as extensions of said end wipers and mounted to swing in the wiping operation about axes spaced apart widthwise of the shoe and substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom, said additional wipers being bodily adjustable toward or from each other relatively to the end wipers.

27. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a pair of end wipers mounted for swinging movements each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom to wipe the upper inwardly about an end of the shoe, additional wipers mounted for swinging movements laterally of the shoe to wipe the upper inwardly at the opposite sides of the end or the shoe, and wedging means arranged to be operated by said additional wipers to impart operative swinging movements to said end wipers.

28. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a pair of end wipers mounted for swinging movements each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom to wipe the upper inwardly about an end of the shoe, additional wipers mounted for swinging movements laterally of the shoe to wipe the upper inwardly at the opposite sides of the end of the shoe, a wedge member n'lovable lengthwise of the shoe and arranged to impart operative swinging movements to said end wipers, and extensions on said additional wipers arranged to impart operative movement to said wedge member.

29. In shoe end lasting mechanism, a pair of end wipers mounted for swinging movements each about an axis substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom to wipe the upper inwardly about an end of the shoe, additional wipers mounted for swinging movements laterally ot' the shoe about axes substantially perpendicular to the plane of the shoe bottom to wipe the upper inwardly at the opposite sides of the end of the shoe, and means operated by said additional wipers for imparting operative swinging movements to the end wipers, said means be ing adjustableto vary the extent of the movements of the end wipers.

30. In end lasting mechanism, shoe end wiping means comprising a pair of end wiper holders arranged to he enyaged by said 10 wedge member for imparting operative movements to the end Wipers, said members being adjustable to vary the extent of such operative movements.

lln testimony whereof I have signed my 15 name to this specification.

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